Folding pin ticket



Sept. 13, 1932. EENER FOLDING PIN TICKET Filed March 28, 1931 UNITED STATES,

Patented Sept. 13, 1932 I PATENT OFFICE g p v MARTIN M. KEE ER, or' A oAs'rnR, PENNSYLVANIA roLmNe- PIN TICKET Application filed'lVIar'ch 28, 1931. Serial No. 526,069.

This invention relates to an improvement in foldingpin tickets;

The object of the invention is to provide a folding pin ticket foruse in marking prices, etc. on merchandise offered for sale in retail stores or the like, and which ticket will be of an improved form and animprovement over the folding. pin tickets which have heretofore been used.

An advantage of this folding pin ticket that it is not necessary for a person who 1s applying the ticket to the fabrics to touch the'sharpends of the wire at any time, be-

fore, during, or after attaching the ticket to the fabrics. Therefore, the application of" the tickets does not cause infection or blood: poisoning which often results from pricks of the fingers by the points of the wire, and as a result there is no retardation-in the speed of' applying these pin tickets to the fabrics. On the contrary, there is'a substantial increase in the numberof these pin tick ets which. can be applied in a given length of time over the number of pin tickets here tofore in. use. 7

v A further advantage is in the less number of operations required for attaching the, pin

tickets to the fabric. The flap .end which protects the points of the folding pin ticket I heretofore in use is omitted in this invention,

asthere are no points to protect. Less material is used in the construction of this pin ticket, which leads to an economical prod.- uctat a reduced cost. a

- yIn the accompanying drawing:

- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the folding pin ticket open and before attachment;

' Fig. 2 is a similar view of the opposite side of the pin ticket,'in the'course of attaching to thefabric; v v.

"Fig. .3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the ticket afterattachment; Fig. 4 is' a transverse sectional view show-. ing' the ticket in end elevation; i

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the attached ticket in its final form; and v j Fig.6 is an end elevation of the ticket,.the fabric being in section with the bails bent down. ,T The sides land '2 of the-ticket may be constructed from tag stock'that folds without breaking,xand a fold is formed as at 3 to. join the ticket sides 1 and 2 together.

The ticket side 1 is provided with holes 4; therethr'ough near its outer edge, through which a wire form, designated generally by the numeral 5, extends, which form is constructed of small pin wire; or the like and is bent tov form a handle 6. The wire form 5 is bent laterally as at? at the inner ends of the handle 6 and extends through the holes 4 to form bales 8. Thesides ofthe handle 6,.the bails 8 and the prongs 9 extend in two parallel planes arranged longitudinally of the-ticket side 1. The ticket side 2 is provided with slots 10 therein, through which the bails 8 extend, as shown in Fig.3. Mere slits in the ticket side Qmay be sufficient for passage of the bails therethrough.

A strip of fabric is designated F in Figs. 2.to 6, which show the application rofthe folding pin ticket thereto. A person, in applying the'folding pin ticket to the fabric-F,

side 1, and the slots 10 are forced over-the bails 8, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, after which these bails 8 are bent down against the outer .e'r'

facelof the side 2, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6,

' which locks'the ticket to the fabric and'holds the same thereon while at the same time pro tecting the prongs 9 of the wire form.

1 Both the construction of the ticket and its application are extremely simple, which simplifies the manner of attaching, without en; dangering'the fingers 'of'a person applying the same, because it is not necessary to touch the prongs in order to apply the ticket to the fabrici p I I claim: I 1- 1. .A pin ticket of the character described comprising aticket side, a wire form hinged:

1y connected with the ticket side and having form and at the opposite end thereoffromthe fabric engaging means for swinging the form 111 the holes. 7

3. A pin ticket of the character described comprising ticket sides connected together, one of the sides having a plurality of holes therein, a Wire form liaving'- 'angularportions extending through. the holes and forming fulcrums for the form, a handle connected With the form to swing-the same on its fulcrums, and means on the opposite sideof the fulcrumsfror the handle for engaging andholding the fabric in the ticket.

4L A pin ticket of the character described comprising ticket sides connected together, one-of the sides having a plurality of holes therein, a Wire form having: angular portions extending through the holes and. forming fu-lcrums for the form, a handie connected With the form to swing the same on its fnlcrum's, means for engaging and holding the fabric in the ticl-fet, the other side having slots formed therein, and bails connected With the Wire forniand adaptedto extend through the slots to holdthe sides together.

A pin ticket of the characterdescribed comprising ticket sides connected together, one of said sides having holesin a'nendpon tion' thereof, a Wire form having a handle.

member formed with approximately parallel side portions and arranged on one side of the ticket side, said side portions terminating in angularly bent portions extending through the holes and forming fulcrums for th'eWire form topermi-t swinging thereof in the holes, and prongs connected With the angularly bent portions to engage and hold a fabric in the ticket;

6. AL pin ticket of the character described comprisingticket sides connected together,

one of the sides having spaced holes in an end portion thereof, a Wire form having a handle member, said handle member having approximately parallel sides terminating at their rear ends in angnlarly bent portions-forming bails, said angular portions extending through the holes and forming'hinged' supports for the'wire form in the holes, the other side of-the ticket having slotsformedthere in to receive the bails to hold the sides together.

.7. A pin ticket of the character described comprising ticket sides connected'together, one of the sides having spaced holes in an end portion thereof, a Wire form having a handle member, said handle member having approximately parallel sides terminating at their rear ends in angularly bent portions forming bails, said angular portions extending through the holes and forming hinged supports for the Wire form in the holes, the other side of the ticket having slots formed therein to receive the bails to hold the sides together, said bails terminating in prongs to engage a fabric, the prongs, bails and sides of the handle being disposed approximately in two parallel planes extending longitudinally of the'ticket.

8. A pin ticket of the character described comprising ticket sidesconnected together, a

Wire form hingedly connected with oneof the sides,and: having a baili connected there- With, and a prong for engaging a fabricor' comprising ticket sides connected together, a

Wire form-h'ingedly connected Withone of the sides for swinging movement relative thereto and having spaced'and approximately parallel bails connected"therewith, the other side having slots therein to receivethebails, said bails being bent laterally on the outer side'of the last-mentioned ticket side to hold; the sides together. i

10. A pinticket of the character: described comprising ticket sides connected together, one of the sides having holes therein,a.Wire form having portions thereof extending through the holes and hingedly. connected With the side in the holes, approximately parallel bails extending outwardly from the face of said ticket side and terminatingin prongs, the other sidehaving slots formed therein-through Which, the bails'extend, said bails being bent laterally on the outer face of the last-mentioned side to hold the sides together.

11. The combination -ith a sheet ofm'aterial havin'g slotsformed therein of fastening means on aside of said'sheet of material and having two sides, each side having a later ally bent bailarranged tobe inserted through the slots formedinthe sheet of material, andth'ereafter bent down on the 013130? site side of the sheet of material from the 13. The combination ithapin tickethaving approximately parallel" slits therein, of a fastening device comprising sides having parallel bails in position to projectthrough the slits and adapted to be bent laterally thereof to prevent removal from the slits.

14. The combination with a pin ticket having a slit therein, of a fastening device having the main portion thereof on one side of the ticket, said main portion having a bail arranged to project through the slit and be bent laterally thereof to prevent removal from the slit.

1 15. The combination with a pin ticket having a slit therein, of a wire form disposed on one side of the ticket, said form having a bail formed therein and beginning and terminating on said side of the ticket and arranged to project through the slit and be bent laterally thereof to prevent removal from the slit.

16. A device of the character described comprising a ticket, and an approximately U-shaped form having approximately parallel side members joined together at one end of the form, said side members having laterally bent portions intermediate their ends and extending through the ticket hingedly connecting the form thereto, said side members terminating in prongs at the opposite end of the form from the first-mentioned joined end.

17 The combination with a ticket, of an approximately U-shaped wire form having a handle portion arranged on one side of said ticket, a pair of side members extending continuously in the same general direction from said handle portion, each side member having a laterally bent portion intermediate its ends and movably passing through the ticket and extending along the opposite side thereof and terminatingin a prong.

18. The combination with a ticket, of a wire form having a portion projecting through the ticket adjacent an end thereof, and forming a fulcrum for the form, one end portion of the form on the inner side of the fulcrum having one or more fabric engaging prongs, and the opposite end portion of the form projecting outwardly beyond the end of the ticket and providing a handle for manipulating the ticket.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

MARTIN M. KEENER. 

